Which to use
“mineure” is a noun and “mineures” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,196
- “mineure” frequency rank
- #13,427
- “mineures” frequency rank
- 23623
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mineure | mineures |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celle qui n’a pas atteint l’âge légal de la majorité dans son pays. | Féminin pluriel de mineur. |
Same sound, different letters: mineure vs mineures
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. mineure runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against mineures's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - mineure / mineures
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: mineure and mineures carry the same recorded pronunciation, \mi.nœʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “mineure” sits inside “mineures”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23623, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mineure is recorded at frequency rank #10,196, classified as anoun, pronounced \mi.nœʁ\. mineures is at rank #13,427, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mi.nœʁ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 23623, this pair ranks #351,378 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mineure vs mineures
Shared letters: eimnru. Private to "mineure": -. Private to "mineures": s.
"mineure" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "mineures" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mineure" and "mineures" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mineure" or "mineures"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "mineure" / "mineures". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "mineure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mineures" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #351,378 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mineure" and "mineures" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meneuse vs mineure". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #351,378 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.